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Touts
There is a rule of thumb – never deal with people who approach you; always approach people yourself. What I’ve found is that if you deal with a stranger at an airport or a bus station, you say, ‘excuse me, could you recommend a hotel’ or ‘could you tell me how much a taxi should cost’, you could never be steered wrong… Touts walk up to you with a book full of pictures and cards and they make their money by taking your money, and that’s not what it’s about. It’s about meeting people.. The financial aspect has ruined much of tourism…
Taxis
Taxis are horrible, though I shouldn’t say that for I’ve met many good taxi drivers, but once again, the tourism industry has to get your money, and get you out of there as quickly as possible, and get on to the next one…
Always spend your first night in a hotel, so you get rested up etc. But call the hotel and ask them how you should get from the airport; don’t just show up, and jump into a taxi. That’s when you’re most vulnerable, when you get off the plane and you have all your possessions with you.
Water
That’s simple: you should never drink water; you should drink beer! (laughs)
Lot of people drink bottled water, because they think it’s safe, but all that is done is fill up these plastic bottles and seal the caps back on... I’ve a very interesting thing – I’ve a small filtration canteen, with a built in ceramic filter, and therefore I could take my water from anywhere, for brushing, drinking etc…
Homestays
I like them because you can get a much better feel about a country; you can talk politics and understand what’s going on, instead of just talking to a waiter, or a bellman…. Carrying weapons for self-defence?
You cannot be aggressive in foreign country. Let’s say five men attack you, and you stab one of them; within 30 seconds, you’ve become the aggressor and the other person, the victim. The neighbours then come around and say, ‘you beat up the poor man!’ It’s happened to me in Africa. People tried to rob me and I thumped one of them and people questioned me. He actually didn’t get to steal anything, so it looks like I just walked up to him and started beating him up!
It’s not advisable to carry a knife or an identifiable weapon, but I do recommend carrying objects or devices that can hurt, but if you’re searched by the police, they don’t look like weapons. For example, I always carry a Mont Blanc pen refill, which is a thin sharp metal weapon.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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RYP on whether you’d be sorry or safe with…Touts
There is a rule of thumb – never deal with people who approach you; always approach people yourself. What I’ve found is that if you deal with a stranger at an airport or a bus station, you say, ‘excuse me, could you recommend a hotel’ or ‘could you tell me how much a taxi should cost’, you could never be steered wrong… Touts walk up to you with a book full of pictures and cards and they make their money by taking your money, and that’s not what it’s about. It’s about meeting people.. The financial aspect has ruined much of tourism…
Taxis
Taxis are horrible, though I shouldn’t say that for I’ve met many good taxi drivers, but once again, the tourism industry has to get your money, and get you out of there as quickly as possible, and get on to the next one…
Always spend your first night in a hotel, so you get rested up etc. But call the hotel and ask them how you should get from the airport; don’t just show up, and jump into a taxi. That’s when you’re most vulnerable, when you get off the plane and you have all your possessions with you.
Water
That’s simple: you should never drink water; you should drink beer! (laughs)
Lot of people drink bottled water, because they think it’s safe, but all that is done is fill up these plastic bottles and seal the caps back on... I’ve a very interesting thing – I’ve a small filtration canteen, with a built in ceramic filter, and therefore I could take my water from anywhere, for brushing, drinking etc…
Homestays
I like them because you can get a much better feel about a country; you can talk politics and understand what’s going on, instead of just talking to a waiter, or a bellman…. Carrying weapons for self-defence?
You cannot be aggressive in foreign country. Let’s say five men attack you, and you stab one of them; within 30 seconds, you’ve become the aggressor and the other person, the victim. The neighbours then come around and say, ‘you beat up the poor man!’ It’s happened to me in Africa. People tried to rob me and I thumped one of them and people questioned me. He actually didn’t get to steal anything, so it looks like I just walked up to him and started beating him up!
It’s not advisable to carry a knife or an identifiable weapon, but I do recommend carrying objects or devices that can hurt, but if you’re searched by the police, they don’t look like weapons. For example, I always carry a Mont Blanc pen refill, which is a thin sharp metal weapon.
For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
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Moneycontrol >> News >> Press- News >> IIPM ranked No1 B-School in ...
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The Hindu Business Line : IIPM placements hit a high of over 2000 jobs
Deccan Herald - IIPM ranked as top B-School in India
India eNews - IIPM Ranked No1 B-School in India
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